Charity sector could see high job losses in 2011, Third Sector magazine told

If you've got a Third Sector magazine subscription you can read how somewhere in the region of 26,000 people could lose their jobs in charities in 2011.

This is the calculation of Navca and its chief executive, Kevin Curley, who has told Third Sector magazine the government should introduce ring-fenced funding for the voluntary sector to help solve this.

He told Third Sector magazine: "Many local authorities claim that they have no choice but to slash funding for local charities and community groups.

"But we know there is a choice because Reading Council has increased funding to the voluntary and community sector by £200,000 to more than £7 million."

Mr Curley suggested councils' budgets for the voluntary sector should be maintained at their current levels and that the coalition should ensure councils don't make "drastic cuts" anywhere.

Navca prides itself as being the national voice for support and development organisations which operate on a local level.

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Posted by Hunter Drinan